Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire was an empire in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1804 to 1867 CE, about 63 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Francis II made himself emperor of Austria in 1804, two years before the Holy Roman Empire ended. Under Metternich it led conservative Europe, then lost to Prussia in 1866.

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Facts

Dates

1804 to 1867 CE

Duration

63 years

Type

Empire

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Vienna

Came from

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE

Became

• Austria-Hungary 1867 to 1918 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 1815 Battle of Waterloo

Neighbours in Europe

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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